2018

Sharpe Shooters and JKM Dynamic Fitness were both big winners of their Round 13 senior netball games on Saturday. Sharpe Shooters outplayed the Wildcats team to comprehensively win their game 48-10 in B Grade while JKM Dynamic Fitness’ shooters well and truly had their eye in to beat Sparks 59-20 […]

The Cobar Roosters First Grade team staked a late claim for a tilt at the semi finals of the Castlereagh Rugby League competition with a comprehensive 48-16 win over Baradine on Saturday. The Cobar team edged itself back into fourth position on what is a very congested competition ladder, with […]

The Men’s Bowls Singles final was played at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club on Sunday morning with Tony Brown taking out his first Men’s Bowls Singles title. Brown defeated Kyle Roberts 31-22 to claim the title. Roberts had got off to an early 13-4 lead but then found points […]

A quick ‘true or false’ quiz about technology offered to parents and carers at a cyber safety seminar in Cobar last week revealed that there’s plenty to learn about keeping our kids safe in the cyber world. NSW Police Liaison Officer Senior Constable Marty Paice, who presented to the Think […]

Local woman Sheena Geppert, who’s a farmer and knows first hand about the hardships of this drought, is working with the Cobar Mental Health Network to hold A Night for Our Farmers. Sheena was recently invited to go along to one of the Mental Health Network’s meetings by her friend, […]

The Generocity Church has come up with a “small idea” that might go a long way to helping farmers in drought. The Cobar Campus of the Generocity Church has joined with its fellow 13 campuses around NSW asking for donations of $100 supermarket vouchers. Pastor Matt Rendell from Narromine said […]

“The Next Crop” forum held in Cobar last Thursday may not have had a large turnout, however the organisers were pleased with the “quality” feedback they received. Facilitated by The Land newspaper, ‘The Next Crop’ forums are described as “a growing conversation where good ideas are gathered and shared about […]

Cobar Memorial Services Club board president Brian Sylvester said he was pleased with the turn out to last Tuesday night’s public meeting which was called to appraise members of the club’s current financial situation. However Mr Sylvester said was not happy with a rumour circulating around town that the club […]

A lot of old farming families in the Cobar district have seen too many droughts in their lifetimes like the current one that’s gripping most of southern Australia. Tom Mitchell, a second generation grazier at Gambolalley north of Cobar, has experienced his share of droughts (he’s also lived through the […]